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    Something predetermined has already been decided or arranged before the moment arrives.

    before the moment arrives在那一刻來臨之前，Something predetermined被預先決定的事物 has already been decided or arranged就已經被決定或安排好了。

    A predetermined time. A predetermined path. A predetermined list of questions.

    A predetermined time預先訂好的時間。A predetermined path預先定好的路線。A predetermined list of questions預先擬好的問題清單。

    The tidy meaning is simply “set in advance.” Though actually, when people say “the outcome was predetermined,” they often mean it as a complaint: the winner was already chosen, and the rest was theatre.

    The tidy meaning整潔的意思 is simply就只是 "set in advance"「事先定好」。Though actually不過其實，when people say當人們說 "the outcome was predetermined"「結果早就被決定了」的時候，they often mean it as a complaint他們常常是在抱怨：the winner was already chosen贏家早就選好了，and the rest was theatre剩下的都只是做戲。

    News and essays love this word.

    News and essays新聞報導和文章 love this word很愛用這個字。

    In easy talk the cousins are “already decided” and “set in advance.” It is the -ed form of , and also just pre- plus determined.

    In easy talk用簡單的話說 the cousins are它的近義詞是 "already decided"「已經決定」 and "set in advance"和「事先定好」。It它 is是 the -ed form of predetermine predetermine這個動詞的-ed形式，and also just也就是 pre- plus determined pre-加上determined而已。

    It does not mean “very determined” in the sense of stubborn or .

    It它 does not mean不是指 "very determined"「非常堅定」 in the sense of那種 stubborn or strong-willed固執或意志堅強的意思。

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組成pre- (before) + determined. From the verb predetermine.

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原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

predeterminedadj詞源 1/ˈpɹidɪˈtɜːmɪnd/

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    Determined in advance.

    • When you shoot an animal in Mozambique, as in many African countries, you must pay a predetermined sum. Stones offers the menu on his website: impalas ($600) and warthogs ($700) are the bargain basement. He could arrange for you to shoot a crocodile or even a hippopotamus, if you so wish, for a mere $5,800. A leopard – currently classed as “vulnerable” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature − will set you back $11,650. A lion? $25,000. Lions, Stones noted drily, are “not something you dish out like doughnuts”.

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資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。